The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-16

" without losing a single iota Of faith In the future
uostiny OF their city, submitted TO enormous taxa.
son unat Us saIitary condition might be improved
ni,u ulht ulcir fortunes might BE- r,Fninod. soon a
system, Of sewerage was iuaugumied here which
nos ohly promised protection Ia The future from
pvsuicnce but which became, known TO al the
.iuos oi the land for it, completeness Othcr i'm.
P,oNcnhcntsw were made, aud soon the citizens OF
Memphis saw their city forging ahead ngain TO
municipal greatness aud prosperity,
Her population. 1000 In 1850. II now estimated
~ tu.OOO. Her merchants viii this year have IN
sneiI hands 10000 bales Of oostOn, valued Mt nearly
sJnVoO,oOO. The products Of her cotton seed mills
are inc greatest In the world, and her banking IN
ellluos and business keeps pace with their Inn
hachrc industries. Thus have You OF last overcome,
Iesulcnce; You may well forget all other anic'
uous, IN the presence Of the prospect and promise
a q sne ,nlnrc, rememboring only that 10 your
OF the American people. Great applauve.l
Inc patriotic sentiments expressed by your hon.
ored fellow citizen Ia your behalf. J. am sure may
coGntymen ~ the north. tApplnuse1 They, ] Dc.
neNc, want rest from sectional agitation. ZAP
rlnlrc.l They know that tho destiny of our nation
can only be achieved by a union IN sentiment aud
icellng, ns wei as In name. lApplauscl The bus
ines, Instincts Of our people are too abort and too
peals 10 pnssions which should be nllaycd.
At this point Judge Elicit, who had
rapidly turned deathly pale, dropped heavily
into the chair Immediately IN front of which
he was standing, his head fell upon his
breast, and there was every appearance Of
something serious. Friends hurried to his
side, among them DR.. Bryan, Of the touring
party, and DIR. Kennedy Jones. l,cstorativcs
were applied, along with other vigorous
treatment, but without avail. The muscles
OF the unfortunate grntlcmnn's arms cor-
trnctcd, his head was raised from his breast
only Ia fall backward, his eyes were closed
and he gave n few gasps. Chairman Estes
announced that further proceedings in the
square would be impossible, aud that the
distinguished party would proceed 10 the
next appointment the Cotton exchange.
Judge Elicit was placed upon the platform,
his shoes removed, and all that mortal effort
and medical science could suggest ap-
piled Ia bring rcsuscitntiOn II was useless,
his spirit had fled. For the time the vast
%concOursc, Of those near enough 10 gather
what had occurred, lost interest In the
presidential movements, and the police and
committeeman found all they could 10 to
keep them back from the platfOam. His re-
mains were conveyed To his home M Shelby
street In an express wagon, escorted by
friends. His death II supposed 10 have been
the result Of mn apoplectic IT.
IL Is not generally known, but President
Cleveland aud the members Of his party first
learned OF the death Of Judge Elicit after the
train had passed Bartlett. DIR. Bryan knew,
he stated. from the first that there wns no
/ AA'IF' vi Wv AlAAA' wv VII AANfNAH WV
under advice from those conducting the re-
ccption, made no mention NJ IL 10 anyone.
II IL said Judge Ellctt's wife was standing
amid the thung in the square, talking Ia n
friend when The unfortunate victim was
attacked and friends began pouring water In
his face and tanning him. Mrs. Elicit, who
knew not who II was, became very uneasy
on count of the cOmmotiun, I'm NJ sorry
we came" she said; ~ must hurry home
And without another word she turned aud
left the place. II was q melancholy coinci-
dcncc.
To say the universal sentiment WIS one Of
the deepest regret would hc stating fnCt no
one could deny. Among all CLASSES Of citi-
zcns decreased wa held In the highest esteem,
both ~ q lawyer aud high-ton.d christian
gentleman. As chancellor the vacancy
caused will be irrcparblc.
Judge Henry Z. Ellctt was born IN Now
jersey about January, 1872. After securing
his license Ia practice law, he came,
n young man, 10 Mississippi. aud
settled nj Port Gibson, Claiborne
county, where he continued 10 reside
until he left the Stntr, He was married
twice, his FIRST wife being Miss Jennie Scelay,
by whom he had four children, Henry Elicit
IT,, Joseph, Mrs Kate, nov Mrs. ~Jcfircys,
living NJ Port Gibson, and another daughter,
who nftcrwarl married DR.. 4. B Maury. ut
this city. hut j. now dead. Ills second wife
wns "a widow, Mrs. Stamp. By her he had
four children, three rpns aud ogs laughter,
Mes-p. John. "a, Aaury and Miss Sarah. all
% whom, together with their mother, sur
yivc him. lie was n member Of ilc Missis
sippi Legislature for u number IL years, he
Ing iu the Senate longer than any othcI
man. In 1910 jefferson Davis was elected
colonel uf the Fins Mississippi regiment,
serving la Mexico, aud resigned his seat IN
congress. Mr.. Elicit won the title Hon
by being elected to ill the uncNpirci term.
He served hut positively refused Ia be a
candidate for reelection. According Ia
"Phclan's Life he was elected Ia the Mis-.
siSsippi supreme bench IN 1874, hut no
courts were held until after the war, and hc
took his scat In 1854, holding through the
June term Of IS5. Then he with
other state officers. refused IA
take the iron-clad oath, aud We're
compelled 10 resign. he and judge Will.
lam l.. Harris. n late associate ~ the 81.
prvmc bench, then moved a. Memphis and
began practice under the firm name ~ Harris
Elicit 4 rhclnn. The death ~ Judge nnrri'
resulted In n change " the firm tO Elicit 4
rhrlnn. and another was ncccs-itAicd by tn
death uf Mr. rhclnn, when the name be
, came Estes, Jack-n a kllctt Later Mr.
Jackson retired, leaving the firm Elicit 4
, Estes. A few years ngu this was dissolved
: Mir !. T.. Houston became associated will
!. Judge Elicit, aud the firm now bears tlios'
two names. H. Nas q life long nnd positly,
. Drmocrat. aud during his residence IN Mis-
= sisippi frequently met the giftcd =. y Prem
It's On the stump aud hnstlngA lie WIS
consistent christian. being raised In tn
Presbyterian Churrh, but his mcmbcrshi.
was In Calvary Episcopal church.